Topological States on the Gold Surface

Abstract

Gold surfaces host special electronic states that have been understood as a prototype of Shockley surface states (SSs). These SSs are commonly employed to benchmark the capability of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. We find that these Shockley SSs can be reinterpreted as topologically derived surface states (TDSSs) of a topological insulator (TI), a recently discovered quantum state. Based on band structure calculations, the Z2 topological invariant can be well defined to characterize the nontrivial features of gold that we detect by ARPES. The same TDSSs are also recognized on surfaces of other well-known noble metals (e.g., silver, copper, platinum, and palladium). Besides providing a new understanding of noble metal SSs, finding topological states on late transition metals provokes interesting questions on the role of topological effects in surface-related processes, such as adsorption and catalysis.

21 pages, 3 figures

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